Live Blog: 2013 NFL Draft-Round 3

And here with go with Round 3!

-Impossible for Round 3 to top Round 2...however  Terron Armstead, Offensive Tackle is still out there for my Chargers.  Also, DT John Jenkins, and a couple good corners.  Should be interesting.

63rd Pick.  Chiefs select- TE Travis Kelce from Cincinatti
64th Pick:  Jags select Dwayne Gratz, CB from Connecticut
65th Pick:  Lions (this could be Terron Armstead) - Larry Warford, Guard from Kentucky (I like this pick)
66th Pick:  Raiders - Sio Moore, OLB from Connecticut  (Kiper and McShay love the pick)
67th Pick:  Eagles - Bennie Logan, DT from LSU
68th Pick:  Browns - Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State

- So far in Round 3, I really only know one player selected... Larry Warford.  And yes, there ARE guys I studied up on still out there... Jenkins, Hoyer, Armstead, to name a few...

69th Pick:  Cardinals - Tyronne Matthieu, CB from LSU...and the Honey Badger has a home!
-most of they "where will they go" guys are gone now, except for QB's Matt Barkley, and Ryan Nassib.

70th Pick:  Titans - CB Bidi Wreh-Wilson, from Connecticut (that's 3 Huskies in a short time!)
71st Pick:  Rams - Safety, TJ McDonald from USC
72nd Pick:  Jets - Ryan Winter, Offensive Tackle, Kent State (Surprised he went before Armstead, but glad)
-Lots of good picks sitting there for the chargers...only 3 picks ahead of them.

73rd Pick:  Buccaneers -Mike Glennon, QB from NC State (Taken ahead of Barkley and Nassib?)
74th Pick:  Cowboys - Terrance Williams, WR from Baylor (according to LaCanfora)

It's not possible for the chargers to NOT get a good player here... I'm very curious as to what they'll do.  Good Corner?  Good WR?  Armstead at Offensive Tackle?  Let's see what happens.

75th Pick:  Saints -  reports say, OT Terron Armstead, Arkansas Pine Bluff
-and the pick is... Armstead.  And that was something, with the pick announcement from the paralyzed former player.

76th Pick:  Chargers - WR Keenan Allen from California
- I didn't really study him, but he was projected 2nd round pick.  Some people had him in the first round.

Welcome to the Chargers, Keenan!

Many people said he was the "most complete" WR in the draft.  Sounds like he was just too good to pass up.  Draft profile on NFL.com  I like the selection.

77th Pick:  Dolphins - Dallas Thomas, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee (Could be a Guard)
78th Pick:  Bills - Marquise Goodwin, WR from Texas
79th Pick:  Steelers  - Marcus Wheaton, WR from Oregon State

- What I like about the Chargers pick... the NFL prospect grades on their draft tracker?  Keenan Allen is the highest rated of all of them.  I like it.  Tom Telesco saw or felt the rush on WR's coming, and went and got the best one.

80th Pick:  Cowboys -  JJ Wilcox, Free Safety from Georgia Southern
81st Pick:  Giants - DeMontre Moore, DE from Texas A&M
82nd Pick:  Dophins - traded to Saints - John Jenkins DT from Georgia (Nice Pick!)
83rd Pick:  Patriots - Logan Ryan, CB from Rutgers  (Surprised that Poyer from Oregon State hasn't been taken)
84th Pick:  Bengals - Shawn Williams, Safety from Georgia
85th Pick:  Redskins - Jordan Reed, TE from Florida
86th Pick:  Colts - Hugh Thornton, OG from Illinois
87th Pick:  Seahawks - Jordan Hill, DT from Penn State
88th Pick:  49ers - (from Packers) -Corey Lemonier, DE from Auburn
89th Pick:  Texans - Brennan Williams, OT from North Carolina

Matt Barkley is still on the Board...   Maybe someone trades up into the end of the 3rd?  Cuz none of these teams need a qb.   Ryan Nassib too.  Tough Draft for Nassib.  People had him going at 8 to Buffalo...round 3 almost over, and he's still undrafted.

90th Pick:  Broncos - Kayvon Webster, CB from USF  (they needed another DB to guard Keenan Allen)
91st Pick:  Patriots - Duron Harmon, Safety from Rutgers (that's 2 DB's from Rutgers!)

- Kiper, McShay, Dilfer, and Polian all loving the Mante Te'o pick just now.  Kiper said "could be the best pick of the draft, right now".

92nd Pick:  Rams - Stedman Bailey, WR from West Virginia (joins teammate Taevaun Austin)
93rd Pick:  49ers - TRADE!  to the Dolphins...who could this be for?  Not Barkley?
-and the Dolphins select:  Will Davis, Cornerback from Utah State
94th Pick:  Ravens - Brandon Williams, DT from Missouri Southern
95th Pick:  Texans - Sam Montgomery, DE from LSU
96th Pick:  Chiefs - Knile Davis, RB from Arkansas
97th Pick:  Titans -Zaviar Gooden, OLB Missouri

A few final thoughts before I sign off.  I like the Chargers picks so far.  Te'o and Allan are first round talents taken later in the draft.  Also displayed a good sense of timing.... After Te'o was selected there was a run on ILB's.  After Allan was selected, there was a run on WR's.  This has been really fun, at least I enjoy putting my thoughts down on the internet.

No Live Blog tomorrow!  I'll be attending a track meet tomorrow, and relying on my cell phone to get get updates on the chargers selections.  Hope you enjoyed reading...and thank you for taking the time to do so.

Live Blog: 2013 NFL Draft Round 2

We'll be live blogging once again, tonight.

Although, not in near as much detail as last night.  Mostly, I'll post the picks, and maybe make a comment or two on some of the more interesting selections.  And, as always, I'll be paying special attention to the San Diego Chargers.

Topics of interest tonight:

• West Virginia Quarterback Geno Smith
• Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Teo
• USC Quarterback Matt Barkley

It wil be interesting to see where these players go, and when they will be selected.

For the Chargers, I have my hopes set on one of two Offensive Tackles:  Menelik Watson or Terron Armstead.  So, it's Day 2, Round 2, and I'll be sitting here hoping that one of the tackles fall to the Chargers again.  Weird.  Also curious as to what the team will do in round 3...  I had the Offensive Guard/Center Barret Jones from Alabama in my Mock Draft, but I think that's highly unlikely with the selection of DJ Fluker in Round One.  

If I had to guess on Round 3, for the Chargers at this point... I'd be looking at:  Cornerbacks David Amerson or Darius Slay; Inside Linebackers Kiko Alonzo, or Jon Bostic; or another position of need, which could be Guard, but could also be Outside Lineback (pass rusher) or perhaps Tight End or Wide Receiver.  

It's also possible that the Chargers take a Cornerback like Jordan Poyer in Round 2, basically I have no idea, and I'm grasping at straws.

Stay Tuned tonight... It all gets rolling in about another hour!  

Live Tweeting going on, with the hashtag #DoofusDraft

Mel Kiper was just on the set.... 25 minutes until the draft starts, and he brought out the "tremendous value" slogan.  I love Kiper and his "value pick" selections!

Adam Schefter is tweeting that Jacksonville will make the pick, not trade it, and they are looking at Cornerbacks.

Some great discussion on the "Honey Badger" on espn.  Bill Polian said he'd take him off his board, Trent Dilfer said it would be really hard for someone like that to "turn their life around" when they get all this money, and all they have to do is play football.

Best thing about Round 2...only 7 minutes between picks.
Best thing about Round 3... only 5 minutes between picks.

Just a couple minutes to go, and Jacksonville will be on the clock...

Trey Wingo manning the anchor position tonight for Boomer.  Man, remember the days when Boomer, TJ, and Kiper did all 8 rounds, pretty much by themselves?  Those were the days.

Jacksonville is on the Clock for the first pick of the second round... Pick 33  - Schefter tweeted earlier than Jacksonville is probably picking a corner
With the 33rd pick, the Jaguars select...Safety John Cyprien from Florida International

34th Pick is possibly being traded by the 49ers to the Titans.
-and the Titans select:  Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee

35th Pick is the Eagles:  TE Zach Ertz, from Stanford  (3 picks in, and no Offensive Tackles yet!)
36th Pick is the Lions: (I bet here come a Tackle...because I did that)
Nope!  CB Darius Slay  Mississippi State

37th Pick is the Bengals (thanks to the Raiders for Carson Palmer...how'd that work out, Silver and Black?)
-RB Gio Bernard from North Carolina  (interesting...didn't see him being the first RB)

38th Pick is the Cardinals:  (no clue what they do here)  TRADED to the Chargers!  Woah!
with the 38th Pick, the Chargers take... Who?  Who? Menelik Watson?  Terron Armstead?
-Linebacker Manti Teo!  Holy Smokes...I'm Blown Away!  Blown Away!  Didn't see that coming.

Hope you play as well in SD as you did at ND.

Honestly, I'm going to have a hard time thinking for the next half hour or so, here.
I wonder what they gave up to get him?  They moved up 7 spots.
And Eisen tells me they give up their 4th round pick.  That's it.

39th Pick is the Jets:  Is it Geno time?  And it is!  QB Geno Smith from West Virginia.

Between Teo and Geno being picked back to back... we should just take a five minute break.
(Smoke em if you got em  #Spaceballs)

40th Pick is the 49ers (sheesh, they fleeced the Titans out of next years 3rd):
-Tank Carradine, DE, Florida State.  (Another Pass Rusher SF?  You don't play fair.)
TWEET from "Red Hed Jess":  I wanted to announce the Niners Pick!

41st Pick is the Bills:  Robert Woods, WR, USC  (pretty good player)
42nd Pick is the Raiders:  (If Al was still here, I know they'd screw this up, now I'm not so sure)
-Menelik Watson, Offensive Tackle, Florida State.... that's one of the guys I wanted!
(of course, that has changed drastically with the Teo pick)

43rd Pick is the Buccaneers:  Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
TWEET from Frank Caliendo:  BREAKING: Sources say Chargers drafting Manti Te'o may be part of a very elaborate hoax.
TWEET from Adam Schefter:  With 2nd-round selection of Geno Smith, Jets now have surplus of QBs, leading some sources to say team will consider releasing Mark Sanchez.

44th Pick is the Panthers:  DT Kawaan Short, Purdue
45th Pick is the Cardinals: (from the Chargers)-  LB Kevin Minter, LSU
46th Pick is the Bills:  LB Kiko Alonzo, Oregon
(suddenly a rush on Inside Linebackers...Te'o pick looking good)
47th Pick is the Cowboys:  TE Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
48th Pick is the Steelers:  RB Le'Veon Bell from Michigan State (that's 2 before Lacy!  surprising)
49th Pick is the Giants:  DT Johnathan Hankins, from Ohio State
50th Pick is the Bears:  LB Jon Bostic, Florida  (another ILB in the "run" that Te'o started)
51st Pick is the Redskins:  CB David Amerson, NC State

-Been getting alot of the picks before they are announced from Jason LaCanfora's twitter feed, but he totally butchered those Giants and Bears Picks.  Had the RB from UCLA going to both.

-Also, think I'm going to break this into another, seperate post for round 3.  Just getting kinda longish.

52nd Pick is the Patriots:  Outside LB, Jamie Collins from Southern Miss  (Who?  I don't know)  This was one of the picks from the Vikings to trade back into the first round, last night.

53rd Pick is the Bengals:  DE Margus Hunt from SMU (I didn't realize SMU played defense?)
54th Pick is the Dolphins:  CB Jamar Taylor from Boise State (I like this pick)
55th Pick is the Packers:  Traded to the 49ers!
-The San Francisco 49ers select:  TE Vance McDonald from Rice (makes sense, they lost one in FA)

56th Pick is the Seahawks:  Trade to the Ravens!
-And the Baltimore Ravens select:  LB Arthur Brown, Kansas State (another ILB type, I like him)

I gotta admit...my stamina is running out.  I think in the third round, I'll post until the chargers pick, and then wait...and just post the results and thoughts afterwards.  This is exhausting to do for nothing but fun.

57th Pick is the Texans:    Safety, DJ Swearinger from South Carolina  (I bet he's got a potty mouth)
58th Pick is the Broncos:  RB Montee Ball from Wisconsin (another RB before Lacy?  that's strange)
59th Pick is the Patriots:  WR Aaron Dobson from Marshall
60th Pick is the Falcons:  CB Robert Alford from SE Louisiana
-that Pick was announced by Leon Sandcastle!
61st Pick is the Packers:(from the Niners)  RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama (LOVE this pick...good one)
62nd Pick is the Seahawks: (from the Ravens)    Christine Michael RB, from Texas A & M

And that's it for Round 2!  I'm going to have a hard time getting as excited for round 3.  Don't know as many picks, and let's face it, it will be impossible to top the Te'o and Geno picks back to back!

Yowza...I'm already tired.